The Baptism of Isaac Timothy

Isaac Timothy was baptized on Sunday, April 28, 2013, at the 10:00 AM service of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Albion, Michigan.  His sponsors are Emilee Nieman and Pastor Tim Koch and his wife Emily.  We were delighted to have them bear witness to this grand event.  Isaac wore the same baptismal gown his sister, brother and mother wore on their baptismal day.  He slept through the whole service.  Later Mommy and Isaac shared a nap.  7 days postpartum makes for a tired Mommy.

The people of St. Paul were especially gracious in celebrating with our family.  The choir director arranged a special piece for the choir to sing to honor the young baptismal candidate.  After the service over 100 people shared a potluck dinner.  It was a blessed day for all of us.

The Matyas Family

The Irion Family

Isaac with his family and Godparents

The delicious cake from Battle Creek.

Isaac Timothy

Happy BIRTHday Isaac Timothy!

Mommy, Daddy and Baby Isaac

 Isaac Timothy was born at 6:40 AM on Sunday, April 21, 2013.  He waited an extra 11 days to be born, but when he decided to come Sunday morning around 4 AM we had just enough time to call our sitter, get to the hospital and have what the nurse described as a "lovely delivery."  Isaac measured 8 pounds 14 ounces and was 22 inches long.

Our family

Olivia and Ethan were able to visit Isaac in the hospital.  Olivia was very interested in the hospital bed with all of its buttons to push.  Ethan was happy to see his Mommy and eagerly took the graham crackers I had saved from my lunch.

Isaac Timothy

Isaac is an easy going little guy.  We are blessed to have another happy healthy baby.  He will be baptized on April 28.

Happy Easter!

Easter 2013

The Chelsea Treehouse

Earlier in February our family was invited to the Chelsea TreeHouse for a Saturday morning meet up with another young family.  Dennis had a great time keeping up with our active Olivia and I took a slower pace with Ethan.  We had a fantastic time exploring and burning energy.

Daddy and Olivia the ultimate adventurers.

A slide Ethan's size.

Olivia was excited to sit in this gigantic chair.

Happy 3rd Birthday Olivia!

We celebrated Olivia's 3rd birthday this weekend.  She got to pick the menu of her birthday meal: hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, applesauce and peas.  It turned out to be a crowd pleaser both with the adults and the kids.  For dessert Olivia asked for a Honey Bee cake and mint ice cream.  We had a wonderful time visiting with relatives.  Olivia is a blessing in our life.  Dennis and I are very blessed to celebrate our third anniversary of being parents.

Happy Birthday to You!

A happy family.

A happy birthday girl.

Setting the table.

Olivia with her new hat from Nana and Papa.

Mommy and Olivia's Day Out

With a new baby on the way, it is quickly becoming apparent that although siblings are a wonderful blessing, it is nice to have one-on-one time with individual kids.  Every Wednesday Olivia and I go to Storytime at the local library while Ethan stays home and naps during Dennis's adjusted lunch break.    A few days ago, Olivia and I had an extra special treat.  After receiving a stylish new haircut for her upcoming birthday party, we walked to a local candy store where we shared a scoop of strawberry ice cream.  Later we took a trip to the supermarket, where Olivia got to ride shotgun in a cart car (the store we do our weekly grocery shopping does not have these carts).  All in all it was a special Mother/Daughter outing.

Snip and Clip.

Pink ice cream to match.

Beep beep.

Celebrating Ethan's Baptismal Birthday!

We celebrated Ethan's first baptismal birthday this morning with cinnamon rolls.  Because Ethan was baptized last year on a Friday, the first anniversary fell on a Sunday.  The whole family enjoyed Sunday morning breakfast together.  We sang, blew out a candle and ate.  Daddy went to teach Bible Class and the kids and Mommy got ready for church.

Ethan was baptized happy day,

All his sins were washed away.

God looked down on him and smiled, 

He became God's own dear child.